The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has blamed the staff bus driver for the train/bus accident which occurred on Thursday, March 9, on the rail track in the Sogunle area of Lagos, IGBERETV reports.
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Okhiria who spoke to journalists said the staff bus driver refused to stop for the moving train. He said;
“According to the information I gathered at the scene of the incident, they said many cars stopped when they got to the level crossing while the Lagos State Staff Bus driver continued moving, which I don’t know why.
” Maybe the driver thought he could pass before the train got nearer to him. He could not pass, and then the train crushed the bus; that is what we gathered.
“The train was coming from Ijoko to Iddo.”
The NRC MD further appealed to motorists not to ignore the point where they should stop.
Addressing a press conference after the accident, Lagos governor, Sanwo-Olu stated that the preliminary investigation shows the accident was caused by the bus driver's error. He said the driver survived the accident and is now in Police custody.
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Okhiria who spoke to journalists said the staff bus driver refused to stop for the moving train. He said;
“According to the information I gathered at the scene of the incident, they said many cars stopped when they got to the level crossing while the Lagos State Staff Bus driver continued moving, which I don’t know why.
” Maybe the driver thought he could pass before the train got nearer to him. He could not pass, and then the train crushed the bus; that is what we gathered.
“The train was coming from Ijoko to Iddo.”
The NRC MD further appealed to motorists not to ignore the point where they should stop.
Addressing a press conference after the accident, Lagos governor, Sanwo-Olu stated that the preliminary investigation shows the accident was caused by the bus driver's error. He said the driver survived the accident and is now in Police custody.
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Six persons died in the accident while several others were injured.